noun 1. a deep ; pit. 2. a formed in pavement, as by excessive use or by extremes of weather. 3. a more or less cylindrical formed in rock by the grinding action of the detrital material in eddying water. 4. a cave opening vertically from the ground surface. /ˈpɒtˌhəʊl/noun 1. (geography)

2. a deep hole, esp one produced in a road surface by wear or weathering n.

also pot-hole, 1826, originally a geological feature in glaciers and gravel beds, from Middle English pot “a deep hole for a mine, or from peat-digging” (late 14c.), now generally obsolete, but preserved in Scotland and northern England dialect; perhaps ultimately related to pot (n.1) on notion of “deep, cylindrical shape.” Applied to a hole in a road from 1909.

[pot-hoo k] /ˈpɒtˌhʊk/ noun 1. a hook for suspending a pot or kettle over an open fire. 2. an iron rod, usually curved, with a hook at the end, used to lift hot pots, irons, stove lids, etc. 3. an S -shaped stroke in writing, especially as made by children in learning to write. /ˈpɒtˌhʊk/ […]

[pot-hoo k] /ˈpɒtˌhʊk/ noun 1. a hook for suspending a pot or kettle over an open fire. 2. an iron rod, usually curved, with a hook at the end, used to lift hot pots, irons, stove lids, etc. 3. an S -shaped stroke in writing, especially as made by children in learning to write. /ˈpɒtˌhʊk/ […]

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